Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-20

TALK wTrH M. YEsLER.

A reporter met ex-Msyor Ysslsg on
the street the other day. The old gen
tIsman vas whiting on q pine stick,
as usual, and appeared to be in bis 40
eustomed good hum0r. Under the cir.
eumstances the news RathereF concluded
Il wsuld be q good time 10 talk to him
about bis intentions, and by way Of IN
troducsion remarked: "That is q nice
piece Of Eastsrn pine you are whiting
on today. Mr.. YsslsF."
"Oh, Yes" replied The old gentleman;
81 must tell yen about that. You re-
member two years AGO when the steamer
olympia was fanninR on The Sound. one
m0Enio9 ste ran into q osrneE Of the
Ocean Dock and tore Of g portion Of
Der uppes works. Well, dufina the day
@ friend Of mise gathered up Q whole
aFmfui Of the plankiBR from the steam
eF's house and bronght Il 40 70 me. Il
vas Eastern pine, aud my ffiend kneN
NY fondpess for whiting and that 10
the reason be brought II. Some Of the
pieces wsFe ten or hfteen feet long, bat
bad them cut ap into short lengths,
aBd always carry one or two pieces in
nv pocket 20 waffle on when haven't
ANYTHING else TO do. Think I'll have TO
give that fellow a t0va lot When lie gets
married. for remembering me-"
Reporter What do you propose 60
do the coming season 10 the building
liner
Mr.. Yesler-I am 10 hopes TO perfect
my arrangements for the paiidinR Of q
four story brick block on Mil street,
between the Yssler l. ,ary block and the
Pest haildine. The plans for the bpild
ing have been out for two years, md
ihs buildirg would have been erected
long ago hat net the hard times come
on when they we're lsss, expe eted.
have ny mud set on that Building, and
gill never he satisfied until il IL com
pleted. Il will be ~ the sans STYLE OF
architecture as the Yesler-Lssry block.
bot will be one story higher. II will
have Rn elevator aud all the modern
improvements. Tbers will be a full
basement similar % the Yesler- Leary
basement. aud the hrsi floor will be Tor
bnsinfss hoHsss and stores and will ex-
tend from Mill street to the alley alon2
the south side OF the Starr block
alley will Re opened. The expense of
the building would not be 80 much as
one would naturally suppose. IS | can
usa the vest Wall Of the Yesler-I.sary
block and the east wall OF the Post
building, as far "a they 90, 81 that
would only have a spall part Of tWO
As said before, hope b get my at
- -. oh ~ -
the boildinR this year.
MORE TALK ABOUT TEE HALL.
"You remember" said Mr.. Yesler, "a
week OF so ago ygu Published an inter.
vi-~ with me- ahsut nv old hall, which
nov Ia thin9 Of The PISS IS Il has been
cot up into Officers. photograph GALLERIES
ste. In that account of the various uses
o which the old bail had been PM,
neglected 20 mention sOna@ very IN
ierestinR ones Mis- Susan b Anthony
aud Elizabeth Cady stanton both de
liveHed a nnmher Of lectares on the
RomAB's suffrage question In the old
bali. Within those walls she great oAse
Il Vim. Msdenbauer ". tue steamer
Idaho was trisd, with James Mcknight
aud Senator John II. Mitchell az Oppos-
ing ooansel. After the trial OF that case
uncle John Denny apolegizsd for what
be bad said about the 'huskleberry
lawyers" The hall has been used by
the Tarn Vsrein society a. singing
ball, by pedestrians as = walking course,
aud by Scott Siddous In Der public
readings and reoitations. Here the
famous sloeRer, John L. Sullivan,
Knocked bic man Oat ia one rOundi here
the Seattle Liberal League was organ
iEed and condueted It's meetings for q
osuple of years and here tn this hall
Cronen end his followers made many OF
their sp9sches aud held many Of their
meetings. Here m1uy unkind thin :
we're said In regard TO myself and my
old settler friends, bat We are stiil hers
I am going TO write a history Of Seattle
if ever get time, aud rl give yoa .
copy. Good bye"